Deaths in Elyria area claim Rev Ambrose Metzger and others
The Rev Ambrose Metzger 74 retired priest who served St John Church Lorain died after a heart attack en route from Avon. He lived with the James V Kelley family Amherst and was ordained 1934. Also noted are the death of Maj General Lee West 46 of Birmingham and other local obituaries with funeral arrangements and survivors detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Metzger
St. John Church
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Father Metzger
James V. Kelley
South Leavitt Rd
Amherst
Avon
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh
Lee West
Harrison Road
Birmingham
Mr. West
Oneida
Tenn
Cleveland
Old Fastian Baptist Church
Evelyn
David
Danny
Bobby
South Amherst
Tennessee
In Memoriam for a Beloved Father and Husband
A heartfelt tribute praising a devoted father and husband who guided a young wife and family with quiet strength. The speaker laments his passing, noting his enduring love and the profound loss that remains for those he shaped.
County weighs fee-based cost recovery for federal programs
Lorain County commissioners consider hiring David M Griffin and Associates LTD to recover overhead costs from federal programs. The firm would study county expenses from welfare to data processing, with a 12 percent fee only collected if recovery exceeds cost. The plan mirrors Trumbull County gains and requires annual reviews and staff training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
John P. Fenton
David M.griffin and Associates Ltd
Glenview
Fenlon
Buckeye High names first grading honor roll students
Medina Buckeye High School lists honor and merit roll for the first grading period. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen named across large rosters include many students from Buckeye and other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Buckeye High School
Police and Fire Log Summary of July Incidents
A police and fire log lists multiple incidents including two-car accidents at Routes 2 and 87 with minor injuries, a missing mercury vapor light from Aleh horley DeLloyd Insurance, a break-in at Judy Welker’s home on Hollywood Drive with ring valued at 20 and 122 missing, four chandeliers and seven sconces reported missing from the Holiday Inn on Lorain Road, another two-car crash on Midway Mall Boulevard at Travelers Lane with no injuries, a wedding ring and other items reported missing from Mrs. Kenneth Hunt on Abbe Road, a break-in at Jacqueline Yast’s home on Fifth Street with a television valued at 125 missing, a war-related accident on Penfield Avenue, another two-car crash on Abbe Road with no injuries, and a car crash at Greely Street and Longford Avenue with minor injuries.
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Rts
Aleh
Lorain Road
Midway Mail Boulevard
Travelers Lane
Nenneth Hunt
Abbe Rd
Jacqueline Yast
Fifth St
Apt
Penfield Avenue
Avon High Names Honor Roll Students
Avon High School announces first grading period honor roll lists across seniors juniors and sophomores. Notable names include Carolyn Bommer Janet Byers Robert Conrad James Eldred and many others across classes with extensive student recognition.
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Carolyn Bommer
Janet Byers
Robert Conrad
James Eldred
Gary Isaac
Janet McFarland
Mane Krupar
Kim Loth
Robert Peternel
Beth Ryant
Kim Snyder
Sue Wheeler
Sandy Biltz
Caral Grant
Caral Greco
Sally Higgins
Kevin Ladegaard
Diane Uszak
Michelle Celaschi
Edward Haller
Martin Krupar
Nancy Paine
Charles Schalke
Teresa Alten
Lise Devaney
Lydia Perez
Kelly
Car Crash Hospitalizes Two Teens Knocks Out Power
Two youths were hospitalized after a West Capel Road crash knocked a utility pole, cutting power to about 450 area homes for five and a half hours. Ted Allman Jr. 16 and Russell Clark 14 listed in fair condition with injuries. driver Emery Cutlip 17 released after treatment. troopers have no report yet.
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Eaton Twp
West Capel Road
Ted Allman Jr
Ieland Rd
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Russell Clark
Alton Dr
Eaton Township
Emery Cutlip
N. Island Rd
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Lorain Medina
Arson probe continues in Lorain home blast
Lorain authorities pursue arson leads after a gasoline soaked one story home at 8.41 Street exploded when a burning object was tossed inside. Assistant Fire Chief Al Damm says suspects were lucky not to be caught in the blast. Police seek a fleeing car description and owner Harold Buckley reports missing items a ring a watch and a TV set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
al Damm
Camm
Penfield council sets sign fees for large signs
Penfield Township trustees set a $50 zoning permit fee for signs over eight square feet at last night’s meeting. They also announced the society hall will close from December 1 to March 31 due to heating costs. A dumpster will be available behind the society hall on November 19 for large items not picked up.
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Penfield
Penfield Township
All
Tau Elyria Memorial Births Report
A list of newborns from multiple Lorain County families with addresses: a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Brage at 2362 North Ridge. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pomeroy at 206 North Main St Spencer. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Depew at 121 Brandston Ave. twin daughters to Mr. and Mrs. James Griffith at 991 Lake Breeze Rd Sheffield Lake. names including Tom Carlisle, Robert Houri et al with listed streets in Amherst and Sheffield Lake.
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Vandersall
Coburn C
Sixth St
Linwood Park
Vermilion
Old Stone United Methodist Church
Amherst
Mary Cr
David
Carolyn Donnelly
Vernon
Vera Mounts
Carol Worth
Pauline Dutt
Garland Funeral Home
Old Stone Methodist Church
Harold Heininger
Richard Pettt
Norwalk
Robert Weatherland
Crownhill Cemetery
Emily Webb
George Gibbs
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Elyria Catholic High School
Emily
Colleen County
Walter County
Princeton Ave
George
John Davis
William Davis
Vermont St
Tony Kapucinski
Mrs
David Brage
North Ridge
Paul Pomeroy
North Main St
Spencer
Darrel Depew
Brandston Ave
James Griffith
Lake Breeze Rd
Sheffield Lake
Hartford Hartt Music director named for development post
Robert A. Harper appointed director of development for the University of Hartford Hartt College of Music. He will plan and direct fundraising programs in conjunction with Hartt director Donald Matran.
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Music College
WEST
Hartford, Conn
Robert A. Harper
University of Hartford
Hartt College of Music
Hartt
Harper
Donald Mattran
Grafton Man Albert E Grant Honored In Masonic Ceremony
Albert E. Grant of 1113 Hickory St Grafton received the 32nd Degree Masonry honors in Defiance at the Knights of the York Cross of Honor Ohio Priory No 18 for dedicated service He has held multiple Masonic and Scottish Rite positions in Elyria Cleveland and Lorain County and is a past president of local Masonic groups He and his wife Sarah have two children and five grandchildren.
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Kowalczyk
Lottie
East 24Th St
Lorain
Michael J
Packard
Juan
John R. Bevin
The
Rosary Society
Queen of Poland Lodge
Funeral
St. Staarstaus Church
Buria
Calvary Cemery
Rushville
Ind
Elks Lodge
Lorain County
Reidy — Scanlan
Donald Yackle
Elmwood Cemetery
Fenlon
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilinois
Ohio
Trumbull County
Alan van Dera
Robert Ohlemacher
Commerce & Industry Association of
Greater Elyria
Richard Franklin
von Dern
Industrial Association of
North Central Ohio
Elyria
Albert E. Grant
Hickory St
Grafton
Defiance
Knights of the York Cross of Honor
Frank
Harmon Lodge
Marshall Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Cleveand
Elyria Council
Columbus
el Rey Grotto
Scottish Rite Valley of
Cleveland
Blue Lodge Association
Scottish Rite Society
Sarah
Woman Injured by Burglar in Lorain Home Break
Sherry Bandagski, 22, was struck on the head by a burglar who entered through a basement window while she was away for 40 minutes. Upon returning at 12:55 p.m. she found the kitchen ransacked and a cash box emptied. she did not identify the assailant. She was treated at Lorain Community Hospital.
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Lorain
Sherry Bandagski
2Nd St
Lorain Community Hospital
Vandals Paint West High Walls Amid Graffiti Find
Two youths sprayed obscene gestures on Elyria West High School walls at 42101 Griswold Road. Deputies report outside windows were marked and the word Midview was inscribed. A custodian saw two youths flee toward a blue car on school grounds.
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Elyria West High School
Lorain County
Secret Service arrests Elyria man for forgery
Elwarius L. Hunter, 21, of 332 Parmely Ave., was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday by Secret Service agents from Cleveland and Elyria police on a forgery charge connected to a forged U.S. Treasury check. The case involves work at Harris Autobody on Infirmary Road in February 1977. He was released on a $2,000 bond after a U.S. District Court appearance in Cleveland.
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Elyria
Secret Service
U.S. Treasury
Elwarius L. Hunter
Parmely Ave
Cleveland
Hunter
Treasury
Harris Autobody
Infirmary Road
U.S. District Court
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West Funeral Home
Terin
West Cemetery
Woltman
Walter H
Bud
West 18Th St
Margaret Weber
Alvin
Chester
Donald
Dombrowski
Lorar Pun
Nativity Church
Calvary Cemetery
Holy Name Society
Granville
St. Edward’s Catholic Church
the Most Holy Trinity
St. Margaret of Cortona Church
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Frank Gern
Alia Gern
Erhart
Medina Community Hospital
Gladys Leicy
Margaret Baumberger
Mansfield
Bauer Funeral Home
Valley City
France Thompson
Apostolic Church of Brunswick
York Cemetery
Carl Robinson
East Erie Ave
Owl Trading Stamp Co
Eption of
Dry Cleaners
Elgin Country Club
Robinson
Lorain Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Home Savings Association
Frederck James Diedrick
Betty Diedrick
Mary Ann
Bob
Tom
Mark
Dennis Diedrick
Joe
Pat Dedrick
Hal
Cathy
Julie Lang
Memoriam
Lona Mera
Jack Sulle van Dem Horn
Fenton
Fred M. Ritenauer
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Curtis Scheuffler
Fenneral Howeler
Greater Hyra and
Warvey
Curtis Breest
Buckeye
Lou Ann Bargar
Jane Cecil
Rebecca Collins
Bill Frega
Connie Frey
Randy Hiatt
Judy Hickey
Lois Jones
Jeff Mathews
Pam Morgan
Robert
Nedgrost
Karen Otferbacher
Deborah Patchen
Michael Piechuta
David Riley
Bernadine Roberts
William Snider
Lynette Szakacs
Darlene Tibbitts
Colleen Woodhall
Deborah Bagnall
Lori Boone
Susan Bracken
Janice Cramer
Karen Filous
Margaret Geshwilm
Cynthia Getty
Dame Kern
Beth Mellert
Benny Mellert
William Mielke
Bonnie Moehle
Jean Moehle
Elizabeth Mooney
Janet Seligson
Laura Taylor
Lori Yost
Jack Young
Carl Becker
Debbie Berger
Laurie Beriswill
Sir Bradford
Tina Buonocore
Rhonda Coblentz
Kelly Cullin
Debbie Dieckman
James Dietz
Jam Filous
Sandra Geiniman
Sheitha Geiniman
Tania Guggino
Brenda Johnson
Joan Johnson
Tammy Karner
Terry Kerns
Crag Morgan
Norma Nelson
Mark Piechuta
Joanne Reusch
Patty Roberts
Bill Ross
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Paula Terrell
Peggy Thewlis
Beverly Ashley
Tracy Bell
Lori Bunch
Randy Carver
Tom Carver
Maryetta Copeland
Kitty Cullin
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Peggy Gall
Melanie Hartman
Lola Hinman
Karen Kern
Jeff Koenig
Randy Mack
Lori Newsome
Malanie Relitz
Chris Semkow
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Scott Striker
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Patricia Tako
Ronald Tucker
Andy Weinsch
Teena Asad
Kennetts Barco
Jeff Biggs
Vickie Birchfield
Ken Bracken
Greg Cravatas
Linda Crislip
Elizabeth Croft
Tim Dick
Carl Dieter
James Donoughe
Teresa Douglas
Rebecca Dull
Cynthia Frase
Barbara Gifford
Bonnie Helmich
Lisa Johnson
Julia Kratzer
Jamie Lewis
Sally Mack
Marc Mason
Mike Meling
Laura Mooney
Bette Muntz
Chris Parfitt
Anna Pennock
Max Peoples
Bonnie Haring
Diana Henniger
George Howard
Mike Kile
Keith Kinkela
Wendy Loring
Karen Kopriver
Kathy Kott
Kim Kramer
Kathryn Mack
Patricia Minor
Bruce Morlock
Richard Morton
Sue Mueller
Dolores Muntz
John Okes
Sue Otterbacher
Harald Plues
Michael Rice
Gail Ruby
Meg Steele
Mary Stopke
Eric Striker
Nancy Swingle
Matt Turner
Victoria Wolfe
Bobbi Kramer
Ben Leonard
Lars Mack
David Parish
David Parks
Sue Patchen
Penn Read
Relitz
Loyd Roach
Sch.fer
Sue Sheffield
William Stanper
Cathy Steer
Miles Steele
James Stemple
Robbie Summerson
Kris Thompson
Lori Thornton
Sharon Turner
Leo Wieskittel
Wallace Wilson
Kurt Winebrenner
Clayton Woodhall
Mark Yavoich
Kris Yost
Kathy Young
Kim Schindler
David Schwinn
Jill Seeley
Tony Shook
Dewayne Sims
Tammy Sims
Tammy Smay
Lisa Stone
Russell Sturgess
Rob Summerson
Ruth Terrell
Laura Toth
Kim Wolf
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Abbe Road
Greely Street
Longford Avenue
Avon High Names
Avon High School
Julie Albert
David Aring
Donna Andrey
Mary Bakaletz
Wiliam Berthold
Belinda Carter
Vercel Fazekas
Sheryl Fipe
Patrick Fox
Craig Furnas
Keith Furnas
Beverly Garrett
Guy Gerbick
Deborah Gibson
Karen Hall
Kathy Higgins
Elaine Hirkala
Nancy Horwedel
Dennis Radlicka
Sandy Hubbard
James Kerg
Denise Kimmel
Shelley Komives
Deborah Mason
Vicki Nemes
Michael Panich
Roger Pahrish
Laura Paull
Dan Peak
Dolleva Ponting
Jeannette Potash
Susan Price
Tammy Racin Knstne Repeta
Karen Riedel
Dale Rogers
Anna Sancho
Cynthia Schalk
Jon Smiter
Matt Smith
Dawn Smith
Auta Szocs
Mike Timbrook
Anna Vasu
Sue Walker
Lew White
Debra Anderson
Fatricia Baker
Pamela Binder
Glenn Boesger
Tapp Braden
Bryan Bratton
Carl Buehner
Donna Dargo
Theresa Dechant
Sharon Ehrlich
Michelle Englehart
Martha Fischer
Lester Handl
Denise Hiller
Cheryl Horwedel
Richard Humphreys
Jean Ilcisko
Robin Keene
Joanne Khoma
Margaret Kissel
Norman Kloos
Scott Kobylski
Jacqueline Larner
John Lilly
William Malone
Tami
Elizabeth Abfall
Todd Allen
Christopher Baker
Connie Halmert
Kathleen Barnum
Robert Bliss
Victoria Bommer
Patricia Butte
Theresa Casper
Lynette Dessoffy
Karin Endrat
Cathy Englehart
John Ference
Robert Gates
Debra Goemmel
Scott Graham
Gail Grant
David Healy
Bruce Hubbard
Linda Larsen
Ben McAleer
Daniel Nestick
Elizabeth Niedzwiecke
Joyce Debker
Carla Olearcie
Mark Peters
Kathleen Reisdorf
Freshmen
Alan Balmert
Jeff Bilt2
Christine Binder
Sherry Bramhall
Kathie Buzard
Douglas Campbell
Loren Conrad
John Cough
Cheryl Crawford
Sandra Crobar
Lisa Davis
Margaret Dechant
Dan Diluciano
Milan Dudokovich
Diane Erbe
Debbie Ferencz
Jeffrey Forthofer
Erik Gorham
Cindy Haag
Kenneth Hall
Laura Handl
Martin Jarabex
Wendy Jensen
Karen Kolesar
Anita Krupar
Gregory Loudin
Henry Niedzwieck
Laura Nielsen
Linda Peak
John Pickering
Robert Smith
Suzanne Smith
Henrie van Thoor
Carol Weigman
Drew Vestrebi
Mutuals
Allied Allstate
Dreyfus Fd
Harold Buckley
Buckley
Penfield Council
Elyria Memorial
Tom Carlisle
Westwood Park
Robert Houriet
LaFayette Blvd
David Charkosky
Nightingale
Theodore H. Korthals, M.D
Binder
Wellington Community Hospital
Albert E, Glunt
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